Veteran human rights lawyer Latheefa Koya has challenged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to secure his predecessor Najib Abdul Razak’s release from prison.

Latheefa, who served as MACC chief commissioner between June 2019 and March 2020, made the call following Anwar’s claim in December last year that several high-profile prosecutions in 2018 were “rushed” and tainted by “venom and enmity”.

“Who is he (Anwar) talking about? Who is the group or person responsible to have carried such a...